The chatter began weeks ago as armchair engineers brainstormed for ways to stop the torrent of oil spilling into the Gulf of Mexico: What about nuking the well? Decades ago, the Soviet Union reportedly used nuclear blasts to successfully seal off runaway gas wells, inserting a bomb deep underground and letting its fiery heat melt the surrounding rock to shut off the flow.
Nuclear Option For Plugging Oil Well Gains Support, But U.s. Not On Board
The Huffington Post News Editors, Huffington Post
Wed, 06/02/2010 - 7:33pm
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